THE NINTH CONTINGENT.
Wellington, Februaty 1. There is much speculation as to who will command the Ninth. One possibility is that no colonel will be chosen, but that the Contingent will be attached to the New Zealand division under Colonel Davies, in which case it will sail under battalion leaders, one of whom (Captain Jackson for the South Island Battalion), |has already been chosen. The possible appointments are said to be Colonels Robin, Newall, Owen, and Porter.
It is advised that applicants for commissions should make alternative applications as officers or troopers, that is, Ihey Bhould apply to the Recruiting Board for acceptance as troopers, and appeal to the officer commanding the district for commissions in order to avoid disappointment.
The Premier has received a cable from Major Andrews that although a few teen of the Sixth Contingent are reported dangerously ill of enteric there is no cause for alarm. The health of the regiment has, bo far, been remarkably good. There are 420 men of the regiment in the field. No improvement has taken place in the condition of Sergeant Moore.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7378, 3 February 1902, Page 2
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182THE NINTH CONTINGENT. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7378, 3 February 1902, Page 2
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